Wireless equipment maker Ericsson AB's second-quarter earnings grew 26 percent compared to a year ago thanks to higher gross margins and lower operating costs, while sales were flat for the period due to currency fluctuations, the company said Thursday. Full story

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The number of subscriptions for smartphones globally will nearly quadruple by 2018, driving a huge increase in data on mobile networks and forcing operators to invest in high-speed networks, Ericsson said on Monday. Full story

Chairman Yu Zhengsheng, of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, reacts while looking at his self portrait in a picture frame, which was transferred from a scanner by the touch of his hand, during a visit to Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson in Kista, June 4, 2013. REUTER

Chairman Yu Zhengsheng , of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, reacts while trying to lift an early 1970s 8kg (17.6 lb) mobile phone during a visit to the Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson in Kista, June 4, 2013. (SWEDEN - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS TELECOMS) ATTENTION ED